Can ANYONE tell me what is so Great about Wagner ?

Wagner has some wonderful moments but some truly awful hours. Seriously though, I love Tannhauser, but probably only because my father had the old 78 record and we used to play it on his wind up gramophone. Unfortunately I had to study Wagner in school for two years. Pure boredom. I have hated his life story and most of his music since then. You have my sympathies.